Evidential base for lack of association between preventive vaccination and autism spectrum disorders (Literature review) by S. V. Grechanyy, V. V. Pozdnyak, Yu. V. Khutoryanskaya, О. S. Kul’bakh, G. О. Bagaturiya

“…These results actually disproved the notion that vaccines cause autism.…”
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La supuesta asociación entre la vacuna triple vírica y el autismo y el rechazo a la vacunación The putative link between the MMR vaccine and autism and refusal to vaccinate by Andreu Segura Benedicto

“…<br>The paper of Wakefield et al. in The Lancet, triggered a negative reaction to the MMR vaccine, even though it was just a series of cases and the association between vaccination and autism could well be anecdotal. However, it was found that this association was spurious, not only because of hidden biases but also to alterations of the data and other improper behavior of the two authors that they were expelled from medical council. …”
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Misinformation on vaccination: A quantitative analysis of YouTube videos by Gabriele Donzelli, Giacomo Palomba, Ileana Federigi, Francesco Aquino, Lorenzo Cioni, Marco Verani, Annalaura Carducci, Pierluigi Lopalco

“…This article reports a quantitative analysis of 560 YouTube videos related to the link between vaccines and autism or other serious side effects on children. …”
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Knowledge and behaviors of nurses working at Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center on childhood vaccine refusal by Gulseda Boz, Ayse Gokce, Esra Yigit, Mehmet Aslan, Ali Ozer

“…The level of hesitance in those agreeing to the fact that vaccines caused autism and infertility, those stating that they did not trust vaccine-producing companies, and those stating that catching the disease was a better immunization method than vaccination was significantly higher than those not agreeing to these and those who were indecisive (p < .05). …”
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Vaccine mistrust among family healthcare professionals and vaccine hesitancy in the communities they serve in Turkey in 2019: a cross-sectional study by Selda Yörük, Hülya Türkmen, Aysegul Durgut, Meliz Erbek

“…The most important reasons stated by FHPs on behalf of such families were vaccine mistrust (73.2%), the belief that they may be harmful for the child (58.7%), and the belief that vaccines cause autism (55.6%). In the univariate analysis, vaccine mistrust was significantly higher in FHPs who were measles-hesitant and responded “The decision to get vaccinated or not should belong to the family voluntarily”. …”
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Attitudes and beliefs of parents about routine childhood vaccination in Greece by Despoina Gkentzi, Charalampia Tsagri, Eirini Kostopoulou, Sotirios Fouzas, Apostolos Vantarakis, Gabriel Dimitriou, Anastasia Varvarigou

“…Doubts still exist amongst approximately one-third of them (33.5%) regarding a possible relationship between vaccines and autism. Of note, 44% of the study participants believe that unvaccinated children could attend school. 84.6% of the parents in our cohort admitted that they had fully vaccinated their children. …”
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Cross-platform spread: vaccine-related content, sources, and conspiracy theories in YouTube videos shared in early Twitter COVID-19 conversations by Tamar Ginossar, Iain J. Cruickshank, Elena Zheleva, Jason Sulskis, Tanya Berger-Wolf

“…Following the World Health Organization’s declaration of the COVID-19 outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern, anti-vaccination frames rapidly transitioned from claiming that vaccines cause autism to pandemic conspiracy theories, often featuring Bill Gates. …”
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Anti-Vaccination by Hüseyin Haydar KUTLU, Mustafa ALTINDİŞ

“…Allegations have been made that the combination of measles-rubella-mumps vaccines or the use of thiomersal containing ethylmercury as a preservative in some vaccines causes autism. Vaccines have been associated with autoimmune diseases and termination of vaccination programs has been demanded. …”
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Fake news or weak science? Visibility and characterization of antivaccine webpages returned by Google in different languages and countries by Bizzi, Isabella Harb, Arif, Nadia, Al-Jefri, Majed, Perano, Gianni Boitano, Goldman, Michel, Haq, Inam, Chua, Kee Leng, Mengozzi, Manuela, Neunez, Marie, Smith, Helen, Ghezzi, Pietro

“…The 1998 Lancet paper by Wakefield et al., despite subsequent retraction and evidence indicating no causal link between vaccinations and autism, triggered significant parental concern. …”
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Measles 2018: a tale of two anniversaries by Philippe J Sansonetti

“…This year is the 50th anniversary of the reduction in measles in the USA, following introduction of general vaccination, but also the 20th anniversary of a now retracted research paper that suggested a link between the measles–mumps–rubella (MMR) vaccination and autism, which contributed to falling vaccination rates and re‐emergence of measles cases globally.…”
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Enhancement of Vaccination Attitude and Flu Vaccination Coverage among Pregnant Women Attending Birthing Preparation Course by Stefania Bruno, Brigida Carducci, Gianluigi Quaranta, Viria Beccia, Andrea Di Pilla, Daniele Ignazio La Milia, Marcello Di Pumpo, Elettra Carini, Lucia Masini, Enrica Tamburrini, Antonietta Spadea, Gianfranco Damiani, Antonio Lanzone, Patrizia Laurenti

“…The number of participants believing that there is no relationship between vaccination and autism rose from 41.05 to 72.97% (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Mandatory and recommended immunizations. Contraindications to vaccination and adverse reaction to vaccination in the context of liability for failure to vaccinate a minor (Article... by Dominika Ćwik-Błotnicka, Maciej Błotnicki

“…However, the public still holds the view that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine causes autism, despite numerous studies refuting its effect on the development of autism. …”
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Autism and Vaccinations: Does Google side with Science? by Semih Erden, Kevser Nalbant, Hurşit Ferahkaya

“…Studies on vaccination from environmental factors strongly suggest that there is no relationship between vaccine and autism development. However, a part of society still believes that vaccines lead to autism. …”
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Exploring the routine vaccination experience of Australian autistic children and their families: A qualitative study by Keana Loschiavo, Margie Danchin, Cheree Murrihy, Katrina Williams, Alexandra Ure, Mark Carter, Sarah Carlon, Robin P. Goin-Kochel, Kathleen L. Bagot, Jessica Kaufman

“…A focus on the influence of the unfounded link between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism has distracted from consideration of unique family experiences and autistic-child related factors, such as emotional and behavioural differences, that may influence caregivers’ vaccination decisions. …”
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Journals Need to Adapt Peer-Review Strictly by Ravin Bhandari, Dirgh Raj Joshi, Kapil Amgain

“…Andrew Wakefield and colleagues on the association of MMR vaccination with autism. It was published in The Lancet in 1998, and 12 years later, it was retracted when it was found to be false. …”
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U.K. parents' decision-making about measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine 10 years after the MMR-autism controversy: a qualitative analysis. by Brown, K, Long, S, Ramsay, M, Hudson, M, Green, J, Vincent, C, Kroll, J, Fraser, G, Sevdalis, N

“… BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Public concern about an unsubstantiated link between MMR vaccine and autism stemmed from a 1998 paper by Dr Andrew Wakefield and colleagues, and the substantial media coverage which that work attracted. …”

Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine confidence among primary care providers in Kazakhstan, March–April 2021 by Dilyara Nabirova, Dilyara Nabirova, Dilyara Nabirova, Roberta Horth, Roberta Horth, Lena Kassabekova, Lena Kassabekova, Alden Henderson, Aizhan Yesmagambetova, Sevak Alaverdyan, J. Pekka Nuorti, J. Pekka Nuorti, Manar Smagul, Manar Smagul

“…Misconceptions about vaccines were high; 54% believed that influenza vaccines cause flu, and 57% believed that there is a scientifically proven association between vaccination and autism and multiple sclerosis. About half (45%) of the practitioners felt confident answering patient vaccine-related concerns. …”
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